The Tennis and Bagels Podcast aims to capture the best parts of tennis, from tactics to touching moments and many things in between. Andre Rolemberg started the show in 2019 and added Vansh Vermani — a dynamo in all things tennis statistic related — and Owen Lewis, a blogger, to the team. As the legendary Big Three head into the twilight of their careers and the WTA approaches a gleaming Golden Age with its plethora of young talent, change is afoot in the tennis world. Andre, Vansh, and Owen ...
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Indian Wells - Elena Rybakina, Carlos Alcaraz rise above the desert mountains
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It's a wrap on Indian Wells! The tournament with unique conditions, hard courts slow as clay, and a reputation as the fifth grand slam, gave tennis fans around the world plenty of entertainment, and nerds like us plenty to think and talk about. Elena Rybakina powered her way through to win her first-ever WTA 1000 title, and did so with a bang: by c…
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Is Medvedev back? Reviewing Dubai, Acapulco, Santiago, Austin and Monterrey tournaments
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Daniil Medvedev seems to have found a lot of confidence in his game: with great wins under his belt now, including Novak Djokovic, Felis Auger-Aliassime, and Andrey Rublev, he is truly back to the Top 10 and will remain there. But can he win more Grand Slams? Can he become World No.1 again? We still need to watch more for that... On other news, Ale…
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Krejcikova - the only one who knows how to beat Swiatek?
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Another week, another title for Ig... Barbora Krejcikova?? The former World No.2 is coming back from an elbow injury, but seems to have found all the great shots and on-court intelligence that led her to a Roland Garros title back in 2021 - and the key to defeating Iga Swiatek in finals. On top of that, she achieved a major feat in defeating the no…
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Alcaraz, Swiatek back in action; Medvedev, Fritz in the winners circle
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How great it is to see Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz back in action! Swiatek showed us all once more how dominant she can be - 2022 was not a fluke. While we understand that she got a somewhat favourable draw, it only shows that one must be at their absolute best to challenge here, something unfortunately Jessica Pegula, a favourite here in the po…
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Weekend of Madness feat. Jethro: Wu, Baez, Bencic, Potapova, Sinner title winners
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Too much tennis to follow - and we love it! Vansh and Andre have a chat with Jethro, writer at Last Word On Sport and Popcorn Tennis about the happenings from last week: Wu Yibing defeats John Isner in Dallas to become the FIRST EVER Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title Sebastian Baez - the reason Jethro is here - overcomes his demons and his he…
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Australian Open Recap with Steve Flink
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Another Post-Major chat in the books with the legendary Hall-of-Famer Steve Flink. Vansh picked his brain on several ATP Playets from Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Casper Ruud, Holger Rune, Andy Murray, and all the promising young Americans - like surprises Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton. They…
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Open Era Bagel Bar: Owen talks to Devang Desai about the Australian Open 2023 and more
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Owen talks to Devang Desai from the Open Era podcast about the Australian Open. They cover the American men (gasp!), upsets, predictions, then talk a bit about Break Point and how tennis markets itself. Breakthrough performances by Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton covered here! But the end cometh. Who will be the champions Down Under: Elena Rybakina or A…
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Australian Open 2023 Men's draw preview
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Can Rafael Nadal win the triple career Grand Slam and tie Serena Williams with most grand slam titles in the Open Era? Will Novak Djokovic, freshly back in Australia for the first time since 2020, reassert himself as the king Down Under? Or will one of the young guns break through against the two juggernauts of tennis? Listen now and tell us if you…
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Australian Open 2023 Women's draw preview with Myles David
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128 fabulous female players. One trophy. Who will win? Without a defending champion since Ash Barty retired after winning the Australian Open last year, things look very interesting in 2023. Can Iga Swiatek continue her jaw dropping dominance by lifting her 4th Grand Slam trophy and 3rd of the last 4, or maybe Ons Jabeur will finally break the curs…
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United Cup - Not great, not bad, but good progress
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One last time for 2022 - and what's next in tennis in 2023
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With 2022 officially behind us, there's barely any time to reminisce as the tennis season has already started - even so in December, with the United Cup. But we had this one in the bank, and why not start the year fresh with a solid review of all that has passed in 2022 and looking forward to how the momentum - or lack thereof - with carry players …
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ATP Finals - Review with Steve Flink and Vansh
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A last episode dedicated to the ATP season! Steve Flink, a great friend of the podcast, sits down with Vansh to look into the ATP Finals and Novak Djokovic's triumph with their keen and analytical eyes - a must-listen to any tennis fan out there. Steve Flink: @sflinko Pete Sampras: Greatness revisited Follow TNNS and communicate any bugs and fixes,…
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ATP Finals - a look back and what it means for the Australian Open
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Novak Djokovic went 5-0 in a dominant tournament. But did he need to? Owen and Andre discuss the ATP Finals champion's campaign in the year-end ATP tournament, and wonder how his 2023 season will go about, particularly the Australian Open. We also talk about all the players who took part in the Finals, and how much they improved this year, what we …
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Pam Shriver - WTA Finals, state of Safe Sport and Equality
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Vansh unlocked a new level: an interview with Pam Shriver, arguably our most decorated and important guest in our podcast yet. They go over the unpredictability of the WTA tour now, the WTA Finals, which was a great tournament given all the circumstances, seeing Caroline Garcia emerging as the last champion of the season. Vansh also takes a few min…
The field is set. Who's going to become champion in Turin in 2022? There were some really good signs from Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Félix Auger-Aliassime, and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the indoor hardcourt season. Rafal Nadal, Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev have not been playing their best tennis in the past couple weeks, but never …
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Will Pegula's win in Guadalajara affect the outcome of the WTA Finals?
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Even with the draws, it is still a monumental task to call what could possibly happen at the WTA Finals in Fort Worth next week. With Iga Swiatek leading the head to head against all the 7 other players 19-1, she is the clear favourite to the final title of 2022. But will Jessica Pegula's first WTA 1000 title move things around? Is Caroline Garcia'…
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Krejcikova beats Swiatek in titatic clash in Ostrava!!! - With Jack Edward
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Our final thoughts on Roger Federer's retirement
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No tennis fan today has not heard of Roger Federer. Possibly, anyone who has heard of tennis knows at least the names of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. In this episode, we talk about how Federer has been a part of our tennis journey, whether we became fans because of him of if he just was, for a long time, synonymous with Tennis and GOAT. As his f…
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The final Grand Slam of the year: Steve Flink & Vansh recap the US Open
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Vansh & Hall of Famer Steve Flink did quite the in-depth US Open Recap. Lots of Carlos Alcaraz discussion, defending champion Daniil Medvedev & Australian Open and Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal losing before the QFs, making sense of the early week 1 upsets, followed by a discussion on Casper Ruud, Frances Tiafoe, and others. Steve gives his t…
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Roger Federer retirement announcement - Interview with Simon Graf
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Vansh had the pleasure of having on Simon Graf, a reputable Swiss Journalist, author, and someone very close to Roger Federer and his team. They discussed their immediate reactions to Federer’s retirement announcement, and what made Roger such a popular athlete. Simon had lots of great stories and anecdotes to tell on personal experiences he’d had …
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Serena Williams' last US Open - a goodbye that left us wanting more
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Serena Williams. How can we ever get used to not seeing her name in tournaments again, or wondering when will she come back, after so long of this name being almost synonymous with tennis itself? As Serena Williams played her last match at the US Open last week, Andre, Vansh and Owen get together to reflect upon the GOAT's legacy, how she changed t…
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US Open 2022 women's draw with Jack Edward!
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Jack Edward, from The On The Line Tennis Podcast, sat down with Vansh to do an in-depth quarter by quarter recap of the Women’s Singles Draw. Lots of exciting matchups and predictions were made. Some more differing opinions which made this even more fun. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tennis-and-bagels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/…
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US Open 2022 men's draw with Jack Edward!
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Jack Edward, from The On The Line Tennis Podcast, sat down with Vansh to do an in-depth quarter by quarter recap of the Men’s Singles Draw. Lots of exciting matchups and predictions were made. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tennis-and-bagels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Serena Williams' GOAT career: Vansh and Steve Flink special
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This is a really special episode. The legendary Serena Williams has announced she is “evolving away from tennis” this week in a magnificent Vogue article. No better guest to help Vansh breakdown Serena’s legendary career and her legacy and place in tennis history than Hall of Famer Steve Flink. They discuss her career in depth, along with the influ…
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Back to America: the Hard Court season and clay courts in between
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Follow TNNS and communicate any bugs and fixes, or just give them a shout out: @tnnsapp Follow Tennis and Bagels: Twitter @TennisAndBagels Andre Rolemberg @RolembergAndre Vansh Vermani @vanshv2k Owen Lewis @tennisnation Check out Popcorn Tennis! Twitter: @Popcorn_Tennis1 Website: popcorntennis.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tennis…
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Another one for Wimbledon - Steve Flink's recap with Vansh
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Hall of Famer Steve Flink and Vansh analyze the men’s final and what made the difference for Djokovic in the end. They talk about what this achievement means historically. Additionally, a discussion of the Wimbledon performances of Nadal and many other ATP players is had. Steve and Vansh also hit on the Women’s tournament as a whole and give with t…